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Released
2018 · FILM

Stan & Ollie

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy fight exhaustion, waning fame, and personal doubts as they embark on a grueling 1953 British‑Irish music hall tour, determined to prove their legendary partnership still belongs on stage.

“The untold story of the world's greatest comedy act.”

Directed by
Jon S Baird
Written by
Jeff Pope, Aj Marriot
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
98 min
BiographyComedyDrama

Synopsis

During the twilight of their golden era, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy undertake a variety hall tour across Britain and Ireland. Despite the demands of a rigorous schedule, and with the backing of their wives, Lucille and Ida—themselves a formidable double act—the pair continue to share a deep love for performing and for each other, maintaining their bond and securing their place in the hearts of their devoted audiences.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 21

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Una Ni DhonghaileShot by Laurie RoseScored by Rolfe KentDesigned by John Paul Kelly

Box Office

2018 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.4× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$24.4M

Budget$10.0M
Worldwide gross$24.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $5.5M — 22% of worldwide · International: $19.0M (78%)

Opening weekend: $78K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $147K — 3% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 5 theaters

Also known as

  • Stan and Ollieen
  • Stan et Olliefr
  • Stanlio & Ollioit
  • Stanlio e Ollioit

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